52Frames - The Year 2020

I’m not a photographer, but I love taking photos. My only camera is my iPhone and I use it every day for this blog and to capture whatever happens to come my way. A friend told me about 52Frames, and I’ve been participating for six weeks. The idea is to read about the week’s challenge, take a photo that week, upload it, and comment about other people’s work. It’s a great diversion. This week’s challenge is the year 2020. My husband is a great advisor and insisted a picture of the National Mall made the most sense. I didn’t agree but usually end up posting whatever he prefers. I told him it looked more like a snapshot than a serious photographer’s effort. I thought my foggy glasses said it all - “I can’t see clearly now” being the title. The empty Supreme Court - essential workers only - and the empty Capitol building - never here anyway, were other ideas. Then there was the usual hand sanitizer and more foggy glasses. The four walls of our living room and my husband and my reflection - indicating it was good to have a partner more than ever this year - were two other ideas. I still think the foggy glasses tells the whole story. But an even longer story was told using the Washington monument with a bit of light - with a title “the grass has never been greener - no one is here.” You can think of a million reasons why it works from isolation, storm clouds, light at the end of the tunnel, etc. It requires too much explanation. My husband loved it. I didn’t. What do you think?! Oops - forgot my husband’s home haircuts! 

Walk in the Park, Foggy Glasses, and Giant Pick Up

After it snowed last week we tried to walk in the park but didn’t stay very long. I’d rather not break my neck on the ice or slip in the mud. This morning it was so much better, but the mud remained. So we stayed on the more habitable paths. What was curious were tiny little snowbird creatures that someone fashioned. I’m sure there were more but I happened to notice only two. One had a beak and a little hat. There is usually some article of lost clothing. This time was a pair of blue gloves stuck in the branches. I wonder if anyone really ever finds their lost gloves or hats again? Of course there are always dog walkers. Every time I see a pooch I am reminded of our beautiful Borzoi Tatiana and the painting I still need to get done for someone before the end of the week. I’m getting really tired of foggy glasses. It makes it very difficult to focus on taking photos, but also it’s very difficult just to see. While we were out walking we got our email notice that the groceries were ready for curbside pick up at Giant. So the morning was full of activity and there is still the bed making and wash to do. It’s the never ending cycle of staying at home these last nine months. You’d never know it was Christmas week.